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RATINGS: Arsenal 1-2 Southampton: Podolski + Rosicky Awful

By mac14 on September 23, 2014

Arsenal crashed out of the Capital One Cup tonight after losing 2-1 to Southampton at the Emirates. Here are my player ratings from the game:

Ospina 6.5/10 – Great early save to deny Davies and made a decent stop from a Tadic free-kick but could have done better for the Clyne thunderbolt.

Bellerin 6.5/10 – Plenty of endeavor to get forward and put a couple of dangerous crosses in, but given a hard time by Tadic.

Hayden 7/10 – Very promising debut from the youngster. Looked composed and at home in the first team.

Chambers 6.5/10 – Not the result he would have wanted against his former side and looked a little shaky at times.

Coquelin 7/10 – I thought he looked solid at left-back. Put in a real shift and never gave up.

Diaby 7/10 – Great to see him back. Got a solid 66 minutes under his belt and showed some great touches.

Wilshere 6.5/10 – Not on the ball as much as he would have liked. Struggled to influence the game in the final third.

Campbell 6/10 – In and out the game. Nothing really came off for him.

Rosicky 4.5/10 – Stupidly gave away a penalty for the equaliser and looked well short of match fitness, but at least he put a bit of effort in……

Podolski 4/10 – Completely anonymous. Barely touched the ball and his only real contribution was to miss a great chance when put through in the first half but shot straight at Forster. The lack of effort was astounding for a player of his experience.

Sanchez 7.5/10 – Stunning free kick and close to adding another after the break but was denied at close range by Forster. Never gives up and Podolski could learn a thing or two from this guys work-rate.

Subs: Cazorla (6.5), The Ox (6) Akpom (N/A)

Obviously it’s disappointing to crash out of the Cup but at least we can concentrate on the most important competitions for the rest of the season. Let’s hope for a much-improved performance against Spurs….